Posts by Foreigner333

I heard that chocolate/caffeine can help. Get as much rest and sleep as possible. Stress decreases supply. I also heard that peppermint and sage decrease supply.

According to what I heard at LaLeche League mtgs...there is nothing wrong with a baby preferring one side. Bfing is a supply and demand thing so baby will still get enough milk. Usually both sides taste sweet.

Hospital grade pumps help! I couldn't even get that much at a time. Frequency of pumping not length of pumping increases supply. My doc gave me a prescription to help increse supply in addition to the herbs. I've heard that...

IMHO, I would not worry. One of the nice things about bf'ing is that the lo will not over-eat and unless denied and forced a paci will rarely under-eat! Is his weight gain/growth good? I suspect that you just beat him to starting. Is...

My dd is almost 6mo and exclusively bf. I think she is teething...although as sloooooowly as possible. Lots of stress btwn holidays and moving. She is trying so hard to crawl...thinks she can walk and would prefer to do so. In the...